Cops: Woman set car ablaze, claimed to be 'God" | Video

April 26, 2013|By Barbara Hijek, FloriDUH

Daytona Beach cops who responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at a BP gas station on Wednesday said that Alexandra Barnes, from West Palm Beach, pumped gas both on the inside and the exterior of her car before setting it ablaze -- with her two dogs inside, according to a news release from the police agency.

After dousing her car with gas, Barnes entered the store, walked behind the counter and grabbed a cigarette lighter then went outside with the clerk following her, according to cops.

The clerk retrieved the lighter from Barnes, who allegedly kept saying that she "had to get out of here," the release stated.

Barnes then reportedly used another lighter -- this one from her car -- to set her car on fire. After yelling to a bystander that her "babies" were in the car, the bystander rescued the dogs and handed them over to Barnes, according to police.

The 29-year-old woman then went and sat down in the middle of the International Speedway, where she allegedly kept proclaiming that she was "God," the report stated.

Luckily the clerk was able to shut the gas off from the main power source before an explosion could occur.